Read more old age stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11275/old-age.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:13:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70695/aging-brains-cant-fend-off-stereotypes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe way the brain ages may make older people more inclined to prejudice, with new research suggesting that the elderly may have greater difficulty suppressing stereotypes. In one study, young and old adults were read stories which, in the words of the researchers, “allowed for stereotypic inferences” about blacks, Jews,...http://www.newser.com/story/70695/aging-brains-cant-fend-off-stereotypes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 18:29:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69188/worlds-oldest-person-dead-at-115.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe world's oldest known person has died in Los Angeles at age 115. Gertrude Baines died today at a hospital, probably of a heart attack; an autopsy will determine the exact cause. Baines was born in 1894 in Shellman, Ga., and she got a letter from President Obama on her...http://www.newser.com/story/69188/worlds-oldest-person-dead-at-115.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 11:53:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66756/running-may-be-good-for-knees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConventional wisdom holds that running will eventually trash your knees by wearing down their cartilage, ultimately leading to arthritis. But that may have to be revised: Recent studies suggest that runners may have healthier knees in old age than their sedentary peers, reports Gretchen Reynolds for the New York Times...http://www.newser.com/story/66756/running-may-be-good-for-knees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 15:33:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64282/a-couple-drinks-daily-may-prevent-dementia-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagModerate drinking may prevent the onset of dementia, MedPage Today reports. A study found that adults aged 75 and over who had one or two drinks daily were 37% less likely to develop dementia. Across the study’s 6-year window, adults who drank more than two drinks a day were more...http://www.newser.com/story/64282/a-couple-drinks-daily-may-prevent-dementia-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Jul 2009 17:52:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64005/monkey-lesson-eat-less-live-longer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA landmark study of rhesus monkeys suggests one way to live to a ripe old age in good health: Eat less. A lot less. Monkeys on a strict diet over the past 20 years—as in, a whopping 30% fewer calories than normal—have proven to be a healthier bunch...http://www.newser.com/story/64005/monkey-lesson-eat-less-live-longer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 20:14:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59792/bridge-may-help-super-seniors-trump-dementia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn exclusive club of senior citizens—people who have passed 90 without suffering from dementia—is helping researchers delve into the secrets of aging and the keys to staving off mental decline. "The most successful agers on earth," who represent just one-half of 1% of the population, are "only just...http://www.newser.com/story/59792/bridge-may-help-super-seniors-trump-dementia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 May 2009 10:10:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59241/brit-mum-to-be-younger-at-heart-than-66-she-tells-critics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA pregnant 66-year-old woman on track to become Britain's oldest mother is unapologetic about her decision, and insists she feels like a 39-year-old woman—some days, reports the Mirror. The successful factory owner claims that she's in better shape than many of her younger employees. "It’s not my physical age...http://www.newser.com/story/59241/brit-mum-to-be-younger-at-heart-than-66-she-tells-critics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 17 May 2009 11:20:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56178/us-seizes-demjanjuk-court-halts-deportation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAccused Nazi guard John Demjanjuk will stay in the US for at least a while longer after a federal appeals court granted him a last-minute stay of deportation, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Six US immigration agents removed Demjanjuk from his home in suburban Cleveland today and drove him away...http://www.newser.com/story/56178/us-seizes-demjanjuk-court-halts-deportation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Apr 2009 16:34:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46961/watch-out-world-youre-going-gray.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWall Street's a wreck and terrorists are clamoring for WMDs, but the world's real crisis is far worse: It's getting old, Neil Howe and Richard Jackson write in the Washington Post. By the 2020s, baby boomers will push the median age in Western Europe and Japan to near 50, which...http://www.newser.com/story/46961/watch-out-world-youre-going-gray.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 04 Jan 2009 11:38:00 CST